GOP Lawmaker Apologizes for False Litter Box Claim

Nebraska state Sen. Bruce Bostelman (R) “apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats,” the AP reports.

Said Bostleman: “They meow and they bark and they interact with their teachers in this fashion. And now schools are wanting to put litter boxes in the schools for these children to use. How is this sanitary?”

“The false claim that children who identify as cats are using litter boxes in school bathrooms has spread across the internet since at least December.”